If by “American establishment” you mean the liberal establishment, who aren’t very American-oriented (they’re more European-oriented), that builds the case for the stronger EU influence.
The intersection of the primary nwo foundations, Ivy League, intelligence services, global finance, diplomacy and government service is a small world.
You can roll the clock back to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Peabody and see "Queen Victoria's favorite American". Of course, you'll have to dig further to get a more complete picture.
To keep it real simple, American-Euro financial interests are running the show. They just mask the important parts of what is really going on, in terms of control and manipulation, from the public.
Example: the Ford Foundation is a do-gooder organization... if you believe that...